Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 8 April 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:43. Gulika Kalam 07:38 to 09:13. Rahu Kalam 10:48 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 04:11Moonrise 14:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 8 April 2044

Friday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:02 and 08:34.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 April

Rahu Kalam runs 10:48 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:38 to 09:13
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:48 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:33 to 17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:11 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:53 · Dwadashi until 15:07 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:38 Sat, then Purva Phalguni until 03:44 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:21, then Ganda until 11:36 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:53 · Bava until 03:27 Sat · Balava until 15:07 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:02 and 08:34.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSunday 24 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 05:46 and 07:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.